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Korean documentary on sexual violence and exploitation during the Japanese occupation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kokosuni (Korean: 코코순이) or KOKO SunYi is a 2022 historical documentary film produced by national broadcaster KBS.[1] The subject is the so-called "comfort women", the victims of sexual slavery in occupied Korea and other Asia-Pacific territories, and the historical revisionism of its existence.[2]
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코코순이 | |
Directed by | Lee Seok-jae |
Produced by | KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) |
Music by | Lee Hyori (featured on the soundtrack) |
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Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
The documentary was directed by KBS reporter Lee Seok-jae.[3][4]
The personal story of a woman named KokoSunyi, is dramatised in the documentary, and is interspersed with interviews with historians, and interactions with revisionists such as J. Mark Ramseyer.[5][6] Lee Hyori was featured on the soundtrack.[6]
The KBS2 movie review show I Love Movies (영화가 좋다) named the film as "pick of the week".[7]
In 2023, the film was re-broadcast on KBS on Liberation Day (15 August), and a number of local groups held commemoration events and showed the film in local venues.[8]
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